FNUS75 KGJT 200346
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF DEN...UT-VLD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
946 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1920 MDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER SURGE OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO
STREAM OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EXPECT AN INCREASE CLOUD
COVER...ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER
HUMIDITY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY FROM THESE DIURNALLY FAVORED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.FRIDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%)...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    (60-70%) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    BRIEF HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL MID MORNING...
                    THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY. BY LATE AFTERNOON
                    VARIABLE AND GUSTY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS MAY AT
                    TIMES DOMINATE SURFACE WINDS. ISOLATED WIND
                    GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING...THEN 4.


.FRIDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) UNTIL 2200...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...DIMINISHING TO ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......50...EXCEPT HIGHER NEAR SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN
                    POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL MID MORNING...
                    THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST...INCREASING TO 8-12
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 550 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.


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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...RYAN BLACK  IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120719.WOLFD.01/GJT